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Italy Nominates President
Of New Telecom Regulator

MILAN -- The Italian government nominated the president of a new broadcast and telecommunications watchdog, less than one month before the liberalization of Europe's telecom sector goes into effect.

At a cabinet meeting Friday, the Italian government nominated Enzo Cheli, a former Constitutional Court judge and an expert in information law. The Italian Parliament now has to nominate the eight board members of the new regulatory authority, though that process will likely have to wait for the passage of the 1998 budget, which...